Last year's winner Byrne up for PFAI Player of the Year with Lopes and Grant
Bohs winger Danny Grant has also been nominated for the Young Player of the Year award alongside team-mate Dawson Devoy and Brandon Kavanagh of Shamrock Rovers.
Dundalk trio will battle it out for PFAI Player of the Year
Pat Hoban, Chris Shields and Michael Duffy have been named on the three-man shortlist, while the Premier Division Team of the Year has also been revealed.
PFAI 'astounded' after not being consulted by FAI over new €300,000 fund proposal
The players’ body said they were not informed of their expectation to pay €150,000 to a fund aimed at assisting players and clubs in financial trouble.
FAI to impose sanctions on Bray Wanderers after failing to pay players before deadline
PFAI general secretary Stephen McGuinness has indicated that strike action is likely to go ahead ‘if the commitments that were given aren’t adhered to’.